Sandra Oh was rejected by Shonda Rhimes for Olivia Pope lead in 'Scandal'
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torontosun.comActress Sandra Oh desperately wanted to play Olivia Pope in “Scandal”, but she was rejected for the part by Shonda Rhimes.The Golden Globe winner portrayed Dr.
Cristina Yang on creator and writer Rhimes’ show “Grey’s Anatomy” for nine years until she left the TV program in 2014.During her stint on the medical drama, Oh managed to get her hands on a top-secret early “Scandal” script and fell in love with lead character Olivia Pope, who was eventually portrayed by Kerry Washington.“I remember exactly where I was when I read that damn pilot,” Oh told Washington in a joint interview as part of Variety’s Actors on Actors series. “I was on Grey’s (Anatomy).
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